VIP Class Notes (JJ)

Vocabulary

mosquito: 蚊子

squirrel: 松鼠

digestion: 消化

dragonboat festival: 端午节

to get sick: 生病

degree: 度

periods: 月经 (menstruation)

Ex：Her periods stopped for a month.

I have my periods/I’m on my period.

to cheat: 作弊，给自己放松要求

Ex: JJ sometimes cheats and eats ice cream on her period.

humid: 潮湿的

treat myself: 对自己好，给自己一个奖励

remote: 遥控器

AC: air conditioner

did you start using the AC already?

ventilation: air circulation

patio: 露台

dryer: 烘干机

chore: 家务活

in laws: your partner’s parents (公婆，岳父岳母）

Ex: Sherry lives with her in laws.

mundane

once every two weeks: 每两周一次

chemistry: 默契

every other week: 每隔一个礼拜

every other day: 每隔一天

automobile: 汽车

potential: 潜力

Ex: Lingang is a new district in development and it has a lot of potential.

wonton: 馄炖

pig feet: 猪蹄

collagen: 胶原蛋白

sunscreen: 防晒霜

soy milk: 豆浆

residue: 渣子

psychology: 心理学

depression: n. 抑郁症

Ex: I know someone who has suffered depression.

depressed: adj. 抑郁的

Ex: I know someone who is depressed.

a long ago —> a longtime ago

they will sick —> they will get sick

if he’s not in home —> if he’s not at home

she’s very patient than me —> she’s way more patient than me

It will stop increasing in the next two or three years

he is more and more black —> he is getting darker and darker

I am darker than when I was pregnant

Grammar

每 nb of weeks  1次

once every two weeks

once every three weeks

twice a month

once every other month

Pronunciation

collagen: call-ah-jen  (think of “generation”)

colleague: call-eee-个